Rapid resolution of pulmonary embolism by tissue plasminogen activator

C M Intenzo; C H Park; S M Kim

doi:10.1097/00003072-198911000-00002

Rapid resolution of pulmonary embolism by tissue plasminogen activator

Clin Nucl Med. 1989 Nov;14(11):801-2. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198911000-00002.

Authors

C M Intenzo¹, C H Park, S M Kim

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

PMID: 2513157
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-198911000-00002

Abstract

A case of multiple bilateral pulmonary emboli demonstrating complete resolution 48 hours after the intravenous administration of tissue plasminogen activator is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy*
Radionuclide Imaging
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio

Substances

Tissue Plasminogen Activator